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Bradley has ordered a steak from the meat market that weighs 1 5/8 pounds. There is a bone in the steak that weighs 7/8 of a pound. How much
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Bradley has ordered a steak from the meat market that weighs 1 5/8 pounds. There is a bone in the steak that weighs 7/8 of a pound. How much does the meat weigh?
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2021-08-23T12:45:24+00:00
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Answer:
3/4
Step-by-step explanation:
the bone and the steak weigh = 1 5/8 pounds
The bone weighs 7/8
The meat weighs = 15/8 – 7/8
Converting 1 5/8 to an improper fraction gives 13/8
13/8 – 7/8 = 6/8 = 3/4